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Unilever Annual Report & Accounts and Form 20-F 2001
GLOSSARY >118
The following is intended to provide a general guide, particularly for United States readers, as to the meanings of various
terms which may be used in this report. Please refer also to page 92 for definitions of specific accounting measures as they
are applied by Unilever.
Term used in this report US equivalent or brief description
Accounts Financial statements
Associate A business which is not a subsidiary or a joint venture, but in which the Group has
a shareholding and exercises significant influence
Called up share capital Ordinary shares, issued and fully paid
Creditors Accounts payable/payables
Creditors: amounts due after more than one year Long-term accounts payable
Creditors: amounts due within one year Current accounts payable
Debtors Accounts receivable/receivables
Finance lease Capital lease
Freehold Ownership with absolute rights in perpetuity
Gearing Leverage
Group, or consolidated accounts Consolidated financial statements
Interest receivable Interest income
Interest payable Interest expense
Joint venture A business which is jointly controlled by the Group and one or more external partners
Nominal value Par value
Operating profit Net operating income
ProfitIncome (or earnings)
Profit retained Retained earnings
Profit and loss account Income statement
Profit attributable to ordinary shareholders Net income attributable to ordinary shareholders
Provisions Long-term liabilities other than debt and specific accounts payable
Statement of total recognised gains and losses Comprehensive income
Reconciliation of movements in Statement of changes in stockholders’ equity
shareholders’ funds
Reserves Stockholders’ equity other than paid-up capital
Share capital Capital stock or common stock
Share option Stock option
Share premium account Additional paid-in capital relating to proceeds of sale of stock in excess of par value or
paid-in surplus
Shares in issue Shares outstanding
Shareholders’ funds Stockholders’ equity
Stocks Inventories
Tangible fixed assets Property, plant and equipment
Turnover Sales revenues